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Netflix says it has throttled its videos on AT&T's and Verizon's wireless networks for more than five years to protect users from exceeding data caps — Netflix Throttles Its Videos on AT&T, Verizon Networks — Streaming service says it limits video quality to protect users from exceeding data caps
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Source: Gawker paid Condé Nast executive the site outed an undisclosed amount in order to avoid another lawsuit — Gawker's Season of Fear and Loathing — The now-pariah gossip website may be bruised in the aftermath of its Hulk Hogan verdict, but those anticipating its demise might be sorely disappointed.
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@rafat, @lahlahlindsey, @alexweprin, @mccarthyryanj, @mlcalderone and @onthemedia
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Anna M. Phillips / Tampa Bay Times:
Judge in Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker has been reversed on appeal more times than any other judge in her county — Trial judge in Hulk Hogan-Gawker case is most reversed in Pinellas — ST. PETERSBURG — Hulk Hogan has plenty of reasons to celebrate his $140 million win against the website Gawker over its publication of a sex tape.
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@barthubbuch and @felixsalmon
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Digital news jobs are concentrating in New York and a few other big coastal cities, leading to unrepresentative media — The game of concentration: The Internet is pushing the American news business to New York and the coasts — Editor's note: Our sister publication Nieman Reports is out with their new issue — go check it out.
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@jbenton, @annaleighclark, @mikegruss, @eleanorbarkhorn, @digiphile, @katiehawk, @seandkennedy, @katzish, @brookejarvis, @pkafka, @mkramer, @pkafka, @mbrauchli, @ccanipe, @sarahmirk, @rolfewinkler, @bridgitbowden, @mihaibarbulescu, @calvinmenatwork, @samcmlaird, @kurtgessler, @mattdpearce and @ashlynstill
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Q&A with Ev Williams on Medium's evolution, monetization efforts, Matter's spinoff as an independent studio, and Backchannel's future — How Can Marketers and Publishers Best Use Medium? Ev Williams Shares His Vision — Ahead of Ad Age's Digital Conference, Co-Founder/CEO Talks …
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@penenberg, @mathewi, @mterenzio, @penenberg, @marklotto, @penenberg, Fortune, @mathewi and @penenberg
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Apple working with Will.i.am on unscripted TV show about apps — Apple's First Foray Into Original TV Is a Series About Apps — Apple's ambitions to go head to head with Netflix and create its own lineup of exclusive movies and TV shows has long been the subject of much chatter and speculation.
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Hollywood Reporter, New York Post, Tubefilter, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Quartz, SlashGear, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, 9to5Mac, Washington Post, Fortune, SiliconANGLE, ScreenCrush, EW.com, TechRadar.com, TIME, GeekWire, BuzzFeed, Ad Age, Engadget, Mashable, @thrmattbelloni, Daily Mail, @jbflint, @anthonyweiner, @gabrielmalor, @abrams, @emilysteel, VentureBeat, AppleInsider, The Next Web, Variety, TechCrunch, MacRumors, Business Insider, Tech Insider, @cwarzel, BGR, @brianstelter, @michaelwolffnyc and @lucas_shaw
Amber Bouman / Engadget:
Engadget shuts down comments for seven days to figure out how to improve quality of system — We're shutting down our comments ... see you next week — A few months back, we rolled out a new comments system. This was, in the words of Douglas Adams, widely regarded as a bad decision.
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Talking New Media, @carcaster, @penenberg, @danawollman, @kyliu99, @numeson, @dameright, @mathewi and @coaster78fan
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Dow Jones launches investigation into pay disparity claims — Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal are examining the company's hiring and compensation practices in response to a report that found evidence of wage disparities at the company. — William Lewis, the CEO of Dow Jones …
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CNNMoney, New York Magazine, 24/7 Wall St., The Wrap, WWD and The Huffington Post
Guardian:
Independent prints souvenir last edition marking the end of 30 years in print as it becomes first UK national paper to go online only — Independent prints souvenir pullout as it moves to online only — Final edition features article by co-founder and first editor Andreas Whittam Smith and a letter from its last editor, Amol Rajan
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Politico, @liamyoung, @janemartinson, Guardian, The Drum, The Drum and Jon Slattery
BBC:
Turkish Cumhuriyet journalists to be tried in closed court — Two prominent Turkish journalists, charged with revealing state secrets, will have their trial held in a closed court, a judge has ruled. — Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, from the newspaper Cumhuriyet, were arrested in November …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Hulu launches Gear VR app for watching its limited library of 360-degree videos, or any normal video in a virtual living room — Hulu Releases Virtual Reality App for Samsung Gear VR (Exclusive) — Hulu just took its first step into virtual worlds: The streaming service released an app …
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The Wrap, Hulu Tech Blog, Multichannel News, Tech Times, Ubergizmo, Geeky Gadgets, Digiday, Digital Trends, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge, Multichannel News and ZDNet
Andrew Albanese / Publishers Weekly:
HarperCollins to offer its entire audiobook catalog via Hoopla streaming to over 950 US public libraries — HarperCollins Teams with Hoopla to Offer Audiobooks to Libraries — HarperCollins this week announced that it has signed a deal with library service provider hoopla digital …
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Digital Book World, Oregonian, PR Newswire and Orange County Register
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